The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 2, 2160
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
8:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2941
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.16° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.48° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.